Many people live in a place in which they were not born. Ideas move from places where they originated to other places. Products and services are the same.
There are "push" and "pull" factors for why people move from one place to another. Our focus in this theme is to understand the various motives for people's movement. Do note how ideas do the same. And, finally to comprehend how this movement of people, things, and ideas creates a global interdependence. Migration Links
Please read about Sorious Samura and his documentary, Cry Freetown.
This is a very serious and disturbing documentary. It is the real story behind the film, Blood Diamond.
Questions to keep in mind as you watch the film:
Why do you suppose the director of the film decided to show so much of the brutality of the civil war in Sierra Leone ?
Why did the RUF soldiers chop off the hands of many of the civilians they had captured in Sierra Leone's country side?
Why were the Nigerian soldiers so brutal with the child (Moses) they had captured? Can this behavior ever be defended?
What was wrong with Moses?
What is Sorious Samura's concluding message? Do you agree with him?
N.B. This film can be watched on Youtube . Warning: There are many brutal scenes in this movie. Please, consider the questions as you watch. You may wish to fast forward over those scenes which you feel are too brutal for your sensitivities.
The Story of Movement
Many people live in a place in which they were not born. Ideas move from places where they originated to other places. Products and services are the same.
There are "push" and "pull" factors for why people move from one place to another. Our focus in this theme is to understand the various motives for people's movement. Do note how ideas do the same. And, finally to comprehend how this movement of people, things, and ideas creates a global interdependence.
Migration Links
Migrations in Human History
Notes for this theme:
Cry Freetown (A Documentary)
Please read about Sorious Samura and his documentary, Cry Freetown.
This is a very serious and disturbing documentary. It is the real story behind the film, Blood Diamond.
Questions to keep in mind as you watch the film:
- Why do you suppose the director of the film decided to show so much of the brutality of the civil war in Sierra Leone ?
- Why did the RUF soldiers chop off the hands of many of the civilians they had captured in Sierra Leone's country side?
- Why were the Nigerian soldiers so brutal with the child (Moses) they had captured? Can this behavior ever be defended?
- What was wrong with Moses?
- What is Sorious Samura's concluding message? Do you agree with him?
N.B. This film can be watched on Youtube . Warning: There are many brutal scenes in this movie. Please, consider the questions as you watch. You may wish to fast forward over those scenes which you feel are too brutal for your sensitivities.Push & Pull Poetry: An Assignment in Demonstrating Movement
On-Line Game to Help You Understand About Being a Refugee
LEAVE THE COUNTRY NOW!Understanding Migration from the Perspective of the UK